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leg-pull

[ leg-pool ]

noun

  1. an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like:

    The entire story was a hilarious leg-pull.



leg-pull

noun

  1. informal.
    a practical joke or mild deception
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • leg-puller noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of leg-pull1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences

So, read it properly and be sure it's not a leg-pull.

From BBC

The Italian border force has called to “strengthen and optimize” border controls, but the union described the request as a “leg-pull”, saying that the government were planning to close offices at ports and airports.

"It was only a leg-pull," was the low-toned explanation.

The Australian has a habit of pulling his mate's leg, and being on his guard against a leg-pull in return.

"I wonder," began a tentative voice, "if those fellows last night were indulging in a leg-pull—what is called in this country a lire-jambe—when they assured us—"

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